ADJUSTWIDE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
02740145 · ltd · incorporated 1992-08-17
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 31.6y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 31.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 1 with DOB)
73
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
88 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
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| Average employees | 4 | 400 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-23📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-01📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-07-01📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-07-01🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2020-07-01🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2019-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2005-04-19🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1994-10-21🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1994-08-30➕BRANT, Victoria Fiona appointedsecretary
- 1994-08-30➕BRANT, Robert William appointeddirector
- 1994-08-30➖JORDAN COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1994-08-30➖CROSHAW, Philip Mark resignednominee-director
- 1992-09-09➕JORDAN COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1992-09-09➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1992-09-09➕CROSHAW, Philip Mark appointednominee-director
- 1992-09-09➖INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1992-08-17🏢Company incorporatedAs ADJUSTWIDE LIMITED
- 1992-08-17➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1992-08-17➕INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 32 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Robert William Brant Individual · British · DOB 06/1958 · age 68 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Wholesale & distribution · WR postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1ST CHOICE BLINDS DIRECT LIMITED→ 13250226 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 3B PACKAGING SERVICES LTD→ 14662136 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 5 STAR RECYCLING LTD→ 13545873 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| A & A.K. BUTTERWORTH LIMITED→ 04027838 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
| A S GREEN PRODUCE LIMITED→ 11411556 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ABSTRACT SOURCING AND TRADING LIMITED→ 06677911 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| AC SANDERS LIMITED→ 16939687 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ADSOLVE LTD→ 12509619 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ADVANCED NDT LIMITED→ 05957975 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| AEY DISTRIBUTION LIMITED→ 16775359 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AGAR STONE LTD→ 13537514 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ALBION MOTION COMPANY LIMITED→ 12767193 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1992-08-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade
Registered office
Unit B1 Haysfield Business Centre
Spring Lane North
Malvern
Worcestershire
WR14 1GF
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-01
Last: 2025-06-17
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
BRANT, Victoria Fiona→
Activesecretary · appointed 1994-08-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRANT, Robert William→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 1994-08-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JORDAN COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-09-09 · resigned 1994-08-30
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-08-17 · resigned 1992-09-09
CROSHAW, Philip Mark→
Resignednominee-director · appointed 1992-09-09 · resigned 1994-08-30
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1992-08-17 · resigned 1992-09-09
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 19/04/2005 | 01/07/2020 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 21/10/1994 | 01/07/2020 |
Recent filings (88 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-23
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-19